| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |